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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Slam the Door

My high school required my peers and I to take an overnight retreat during both junior and senior year. The place we went to for the retreat was at a facility for retired priests. I forget what order the priests belonged to. Those on retreat would stay in a building that was like a college... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

"Old Habits Die Hard"

"You are not flossing," the substitute hygienist observed. The timing was around 2005. I was twenty at the time and a non-flosser. When I moved into my house in July 2010, I became a regular flosser. "Why aren't you flossing?" "I do not feel like it," I answered. "But you do feel like brushing your... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

The Games I Liked

Here are some physical education games that I enjoyed during my time in school. Basketball was my favorite game to play during gym class. I am not the most athletic guy in the world. However, in basketball, I had enough ability to pass and rebound well. It felt great to contribute to the team. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

The Length Did Not Matter

At Loyola College, course sessions can be fifty minutes, seventy-five minutes or two and a half hours. When I was at Loyola, the length of time for a course's session did not affect my decision to take it. I knew going in that a great teacher, peers and subject matter could make a two and a half... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Learning from Dinner

Before I proceed into how the rest of my time in Methods of Teaching Social Studies went, I want to backtrack to write about something that happened right before the first lesson partner George Jakubek and I taught. Normally, when I go backwards in a series, it is because I forgot to write about... Sign in to see full entry.

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